Vinay replaces Balaji in T20I squad

Vinay Kumar was named as the replacement for an injured L Balaji in the national side for the two T20Is against England.

Balaji was ruled out due to a stress injury to his right big toe. Vinay makes his comeback to the side having sat out of the side during the two T20Is against New Zealand and the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka earlier this year.

This is the second replacement in the original T20I squad announced. Ambati Rayudu earlier replaced Manoj Tiwary who was diagnosed with a side strain.

India T20 squad: MS Dhoni (Captain, WK), Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Ambati Rayudu, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla, Ashok Dinda, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Parwinder Awana.